Mont Tremblant is Quebec, Canada’s Family Playground!

Looking for a fun family vacation destination in Canada’s province of Quebec? Mont Tremblant blew our minds with the plethora of activities it offers year-round. Most people associate the town with skiing and hot cocoa, but summer amusements abound like crazy!

What I didn’t realize until our Quebec escapades was how close the province’s goodies are for New Englanders like myself. Mont Tremblant is located just 6 hours from Boston and 7 from New York, and it pairs fabulously with a road trip including Montreal (1.5 hours from Tremblant) and Quebec City (3.5 hours away), which is the route we took.

Devi got a thrill staring out the windows of the gondola up the mountain.

So of all the offerings, what was our favorite activity in Mont Tremblant? Hands-down, the giant gondola up the mountain! We did the 15-minute ride four times, squealing at the views the whole way.

This gondola flies you up to the top of the mountain from the village.

After the big-city bustle of Montreal, the emerald green trees and fresh air of Mont Tremblant were deeply cleansing. Nature, baby — nature!

Ahh… a gondola ride while covertly pregnant.

I was secretly pregnant with Devi’s sister at the time, so couldn’t rock out the mountain hikes as much as I might have, but simply being near all that greenery was revitalizing.

Green happiness on the way up the mountain.

At the top of Tremblant’s mountain sits some excellent entertainment. First, of course, there are the views: Lakes nestled between the Laurentian Mountain range, with the colorful village far below.

At the top of Tremblant, this building has a great place to eat and hang out.

In addition to the central building, which boasts a sweet place to eat, and room run around if the weather turns crummy, do not miss the Birds of Prey Show. Click through that link to see the photos I got during the show of hawks, owls, eagles, and vultures cavorting through the crowd!

Wildflowers greet you. Dreamy…

“This nature business is all well and good,” you may be grumbling, “but what about that giant trampoline and mountain luge you mentioned in the first paragraph, ma’am?” Good question.

Kisses to celebrate reaching the summit of Tremblant.

Basically, families can purchase different packages with multiple rides on selected activities. I can’t tell you how much I wanted to zip down the hill on that mountain luge, but pregnant ladies aren’t allowed for safety reasons! I’ll just have to go back and try it sometime…

Mountain luge! So fun!

Another thing my pregnant self couldn’t partake in — but very much wanted to — was this bungee bouncy giant trampoline pictured below. You should have seen the kids and adults doing quadruple backflips on it!

A note, now, on the architecture of Mont Tremblant’s village. You’ll note that the colors and shapes of the buildings are extremely playful and fun, to an extent that is rarely seen, right? Well, the idea of the design is to echo the style of gorgeous Old Quebec City, but amplify the colors and sweetness for an almost fantasy-land feel.

The sparkling pool of our hotel, the Fairmont Mont Tremblant.

Given that the entire central village of Mont Tremblant is pedestrian only — keep out, cars! — the relaxed fantasy feel is even more lovely and pronounced for a stressed city gal like me.

Climbing wall excitement.

Still want more entertainment? You’re in luck! July (when we visited) is the Mont Tremblant International Blues Festival, and boasts over 100 concerts. As we munched our dinner in open-air patios each night, we were serenaded by heart-felt tunes.

A giant Blues Festival went on for the whole week we were there.

Want yet more entertainment? Perusing the Mont Tremblant website, I’m realizing that we missed out on multiple Ironman competitions (too bad — my pregnant belly and I would have won), casino gambling, food festivals, and a whole lot more. Impressive diversification for a spot that used to be known only for skiing!

Mont Tremblant has a large lake for swimming and water sports.

So what about you? Have you been to Mont Tremblant? If so, how was it? If not, does it seem like a place you’d like to visit? What activities most appeal? Do share!

The author, Lillie Marshall, is a National Board Certified Teacher of English who has written over 700 articles on Around the World "L" Travel Blog since 2009, becoming a respected source of advice on educational travel.. and creating joy in everyday life! Lillie launched Teaching Traveling in 2010, which is now one of the internet's most extensive communities of global education expertise. Lillie is mother to two young children, and has been a Boston educator since 2003.

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Just a fabulous Mont Tremblant! Specially its greenery, lovely pics. I would definitely make a plan to visit this place in this summer. My child would love to enjoy there. Thanks for sharing your charming experiences in Mont Tremblant.

I’m just back to the friends’ blogs after a long absence and what I just read here made me feel I want to be on top of Mont Tremblant and have a coffee while sitting at the window overlooking the beautiful landscape there.

Wow, what a beautiful spot! I recently visited Quebec in winter and fell in love with Quebec City – I’d love to return when it was a little warmer!! This looks like a fantastic spot and I know that my kids would *love* Mont Tremblant!

Some beautiful family photos there! Mont Tremblant looks incredible. I can see why you did the giant gondola up the mountain 4 times – those views are incredible!! Love that there’s so much for the whole family to do 🙂

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